MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is ready to welcome back current Mountaineers and incoming freshman as part of Student Move-In Weekend. April Kaull Welcome Week kicked off Thursday with students moving into university residence halls with scheduled move-in times through Sunday. WVU Executive Director of Communications April Kaul expressed excitement for the start of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The man charged in connection with a July murder in Monongalia County waived his preliminary hearing Friday. Arnold Johnson, III, 19, of Montgomery Village, Md., is charged with first degree murder in the July 11 shooting death of Rashad Alton. His body was found in a Mountain Valley Drive residence. The decision…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) says it’s solved its first cold case. Tony Bethea (WVDOC) Tony Bethea, 53, an inmate at the Mount Olive State Prison, has been charged with four counts of second degree sexual assault after a joint investigation with West Virginia State Police and the SAKI…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Marion County. Naquan Warren (WVRJA) Following a three-day trial, a 12-member jury found Naquan Warren guilty of first degree murder, first degree robbery, burglary, assault during the commission of a felony, and conspiracy in the October 2022 beating death of Sean Gardiner. The jury…
BELINGTON, W.Va. — A man is hospitalized after a mishap while swimming in the Middle Fork River in Barbour County over the weekend. Belington Volunteer Fire Department reports they were dispatched to Audra State Park for a water rescue on Saturday afternoon. The man had dived off a rock and struck his head on rocks at…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginian accepted the nomination for President of the United States 100 years ago and that nomination is being marked with events Sunday in Clarksburg. Clarksburg-native John W. Davis remains the only West Virginia native to be nominated by a major political party to run for president. Cyrus Vance Jr. His nomination…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A coal miner is dead after an accident at a mine in Taylor County. Gov. Jim Justice State authorities said Joe Crandall, 57, of Fairmont, was killed underground at the Arch Coal Leer Mining Complex near Grafton Thursday. Gov. Jim Justice talked about the death at his media briefing held Friday afternoon. “We’ve…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Members of the Teamsters Union have rejected a contract offer at a skilled nursing home in Clarksburg. About 45 members of Teamsters Local 175, employed at River Oaks in Clarksburg, have voted by a 93% margin to reject the final offer from the company and authorize a strike. The workers are Certified Nursing…
MONONGAH, W.Va. — Mayor John Palmer has announced the termination of Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham. “Effective Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Officer Nathan Lanham is no longer employed by the Town of Monongah,” Palmer posted on Facebook. The separation comes following a controversial traffic stop last Thursday. Beth Delloma, 45, was stopped for an expired registration…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police have identified the man killed in the Monday afternoon motorcycle crash on Emily Drive in Clarksburg. Police said Daniel Critchfield, 37, died after being struck by an SUV that turned left onto Emily Drive at around 3:40 p.m. Critchfield was driving north. Critchfield was transported to the United Hospital Center. He…